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Dan단
Dan means “sincere heart.” Like your name, you are someone who keeps a sincere heart.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 丹 | 丹 ‘sincere heart; red’ 丹(붉을 단) |
- Honesty
Who it's given to
Dan is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Dan. Say it like dan.
단ㄷ + ㅏ + ㄴ
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